The movie I’m going to be reviewing is 13 Sins. This movie starred Mark Webber as Elliot, Ron Perlman as Chilcoat, and Devon Graye as Michael. The genre of this movie is a thriller/horror. 13 Sins is about a man named Elliot who finds himself in a financial struggle with his wedding coming up, taking care of his autistic brother Michael, and dealing with his father's struggles as well. Then, one night he gets a call from someone asking him if he wants to play a “game”. This “game” involves thirteen challenges he has to do and he’ll win about eight million dollars. It starts off with a simple challenge, killing a fly, but as he progresses through this “game”, he realizes the challenges he’s doing are becoming more and more extreme. Before he knows it, it’s too late to turn back. …show more content…
I think the acting in this movie was pretty good.
Mark Webber did well playing this role as a nice guy who gets turned into a money monster. It’s crazy the difference of the character throughout the movie and Mark really showed it. At the beginning he was looked at as a cowherd by his boss and at the end, well, he definitely isn’t the same way. Devon Graye played the role of a young man who’s autistic. Just in case you’re wondering, he’s not really autistic, but during the movie he kept it consistent and made it believable. Ron Perlman played a cop/crime scene investigator and I could definitely see him as a cop/crime scene investigator in real life by his assertiveness and his motivation that he showed to find the guy behind these incidents in the movie, too bad he’s an actor
instead. The music throughout the movie made it suspenseful and created some twist and turns. I can’t give it exactly away, but I’ll say this, at moments you’ll definitely be surprised at what happens and the music really helps that. When you finally think all is well and you’re relieved (mainly because the music stopped), the music starts back up again and the movie has you on the edge of your seat. Of course in horror movies music has a huge role providing the suspense and in this one it didn’t lack of it. My overall opinion toward this movie is that I had a good time watching it. It wasn’t the best thriller/horror film I’ve ever seen, but it kept me intrigued and wanting to watch more. One thing I want to mention is that if you’re not into gore and things like that, this probably isn’t your type of movie. I recommend this movie to anyone who may be interested in watching it and are into kind of gory movies. The rating I would give this movie is a 3 out of 5. The reason it isn’t any higher is because it was kind of boring at times and I was expecting a little bit more action. Other than that, I enjoyed watching it and would maybe watch it again in the future.
One of the main products of this movie that popped out to me was the stars. They all seemed to be great actors even though I only knew one of them. For example, I thought that Ian Michael Smith did a great job portraying Simon Birch. He made the movie cute and funny all at once. I also thought that Joseph Mazello did a great job portraying relatable feelings in the movie. You could tell by his facial expressions what his mood was. All the actors did a great job and I can’t pinpoint one of them who did worse than the
The Seven Deadly Sins, is a classification of sins (sometimes referred to as vices), that were used to describe the sources of all sins. The Seven Deadly Sins is a Christian idea and was most widespread in the Catholic Church. These sins are thought to have possibly gotten their origins from two places in the Bible, Proverbs 6:16-19, and Galatians 5:19-21. The first idea for The Seven Deadly Sins was from the writings of the monk, Evagrius Ponticus, who lived in the fourth-century. The Seven Deadly Sins were edited and modeled into their modern form in A.D. 590 by Pope Gregory 1. These sins are as
... He really sold the part and did the part justice. Furthermore in the beginning of the flashback I had no idea who the main character was, but Christian developed the character subtly yet effectively.
book, and by the end of the book we feel like we know exactly how Perry feels, and we have a understanding of some of the hardships that the soldiers faced in Vietnam. In this book, Perry kills
Gluttony, Avarice, Wrath, Lust, Pride, Envy, and Sloth are all commonly known as the “Seven Deadly Sins”. Each of these seven sins plays a major role in development of the different characters. In Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales”, the Pardoner committed sins through gluttony and avarice; the Wife of Bath through Pride and Lust; and also the Monk through gluttony and wrath. However, omnipresent on all the characters are the different deadly sins that led to their development and morality.
...the best for me was the use of voice. The way Miles used it made me see right into the character. When a person talks you can understand a lot about them. Where they grew up what kind of education they have acquired and what kind of family life they might have had. What didn't work for me was the emotional truth. I had a hard time believing that Seymour may or may not of had a hard life. A person who may have been out cast from social situations would not act out like Seymour did. Although it does not take any thought to murder someone a plant would have a hard time changing my value system in order for it to survive. Seymour would or should have felt less at ease with himself after the first victim was feed to the plant. The performance as a whole was good and I would like to see it again.
Levy-Hinte, J. (Producer), London, M. (Producer), & Hardwicke, C. (Director). (2003). Thirteen [Motion Picture]. United States: Working Title Films.
John wrote, “If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death; I do not say that he shall pray for it.”(I John 5: 16)
Sin-noun-an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law. On occasion, sin can distort and mutilate the social norms of an entire society. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne sin bypassed the strictly religious puritan way of life with three characters: Reverend Dimmesdale, Pearl Prynne, and Roger Chillingworth. Dimmesdale represents hidden sin that continued to manifest as the story developed. Pearl represents the product of sin that is mutable to turn into a blessing with time and care. Chillingworth represents the depravity of hidden sin that becomes more powerful and influential on its owner. When these three forms of sin combine on one occasion both death and new life will originate and the progenitors will be the blame.
Sin is the “wrongful conduct of a moral code selected by either society or the transgressor.” Sin is one of the main themes in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. The Puritan society that Hester Prynne resides in does not accept people who deny to follow the moral code of the town. Throughout the novel three main characters are involved with the act of sin, Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth.
Theology and different religions, all contain information about sin. Sin is recognized as an unholy thing to possess, therefore, sin is not taken lightly. In Roman Catholicism, if one’s sins are serious enough, one may not receive eternal life with God, in Heaven. Severe punishments may occur, if one sins. Sin is thought to have been caused by mankind. The perception of sin continues to evolve as the analysis of texts continues.
To some people, sin is saying Gods name in vain, it may be fighting with your family or even just a simple white lie. Everyone has a different interpretation of what sin means and which are greater sins than others. In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, each character exhibits sin at some point, but they each find what they think is redemption for their sins. Throughout the novel, there are many examples of the relationship between sin and redemption. This relationship is shown amongst various characters. It displays how everyone has a different way of dealing with sin and finding a redeeming moment that is right for them. It is the guilt that one feels that has them look for redemption to mend the sinful actions that they have committed.
Sins are mistakes made in moments of weakness; everybody has weakness, thus everybody commits sins. These mistakes gone uncorrected leave guilt and regret, but because the nature of guilt is a feeling of responsibility for an action, it reflects the good in someone because at a subconscious level, they long for some form of redemption. The length at which two characters in The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, go to redeem themselves doesn’t necessarily show their “goodness”, but the level of guilt they experienced because of their sins. We find out that that the father, Baba, had an illegitimate son with his best friend’s wife, a Hazara woman, which in turn forced him to cover up his and Hassan’s relationship, not to mention his neglectful treatment of his legitimate son Amir due to their vast personal differences. Amir himself was cowardly when it came to defending his half-brother Hassan, his sins worsened when he sold Hassan out in order to bury his own guilt. While each character is good, Baba sacrificed more than Amir in order to redeem himself; though he was forced to cover up his relationship to Hassan, he did the best he could to give him and Amir a better life, and give back to his community.
Grace In order to completely understand the theology of grace. you have to take a look at Augustine, Aquinas, Luther. Rahner, Segundo, and Boff, and how they understood what. grace was.
The best part of this production for me was the acting. I thought all of the actors did a great job of portraying different personalities and truly utilizing every tool available to them in order to make their characterization as thorough as possible. The actor I was most impressed with however was the lead (“the Maniac”). This actor truly understood the motives and personality traits of his character inside and out. From his